Answer:
The rhetorical question refers to the expression of Amanda Gorman, a young African-American poet who is also an activist for the rights of minorities in America.
Thus, the poet wonders what path America is on as a nation, that is, if she is on the path of racism and division or on the path of equality and inclusion; and where the people want to go, if towards a just and egalitarian society or towards a segregated and racist society.
